TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - The 2002 Sydney Gay Games: re-presenting "lesbian" identities through sporting space
JO  - Journal of lesbian studies
A1  - Lambert, Karen
SP  - 319
EP  - 336
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
N2  - In this article poetic representation in qualitative research is explored in relation to researching "lesbian" lives. Set within the context of The 2002 Sydney Gay Games the article considers how poetry can bring to light experiences at the intersection of sexuality, sport, and place. The article details three aspects to this process. First, by asking what queer theory could do for particular research subjects, a robust, malleable, and transportable theoretical concept of "queer" is proposed that is responsive to the participants' lives and experiences. Second, this concept is applied methodologically in order to unsettle more traditional academic modes of representing interview data through the use of poetic forms of representation. Finally, a poem constructed from the Opening Ceremony of The Gay Games is presented and analyzed. Poetic representation is thus offered as a distinct methodology that permits a particular kind of "queer" analysis when researching "lesbian" lives.    Keywords: Soccer; Gender Identity   <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1089-4160
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10894160902876812
ID  - ref1
ER  -